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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 96 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 96
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 27, 2005
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the significance of African American women in the United
States scientific community.
Whereas African American women, once considered nontraditional participants in
the United States scientific community, have become an indispensable
part of the new technology society;
Whereas although women comprise approximately 25 percent of the 427,740
individuals employed in the United States workforce who hold a science
and engineering doctoral
degree, African American women comprise less than one percent of such
individuals;
Whereas a skilled workforce is the essential fuel to propel the United States
economy and ensure a high quality of life, and it is absolutely critical
to the success of the economy to produce a scientifically literate
workforce;
Whereas for these reasons, it is crucial for the United States to continue to
aggressively recruit more minority and women students into careers in
science and technology;
Whereas to improve the numbers of African American youth pursuing science,
especially young women, it is crucial to provide strong scientific minds
for them to look up to and emulate;
Whereas very little literature documents African American women and their place
in science;
Whereas commemorating the achievements of African American women at the very top
of the performance curve demonstrates to the world the importance of
diversity in the workforce; and
Whereas Dr. Ruth Ella Moore (who in 1933 became the first African American woman
to earn a Ph.D. in natural science from the Ohio State University), Dr.
Roger Arliner Young (who in 1940 became the first African American woman
to receive a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Pennsylvania), Dr.
Euphemia Lofton Haynes (who in 1943 became the first African American
woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from the Catholic University of
America), Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson (who in 1973 became the first African
American woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology), and Dr. Mae Jemison (a physician and the first
African American woman in space) represent only a few of the African
American women who have broken through many barriers to achieve
greatness in science: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress acknowledges and recognizes the significant achievements
and contributions of African American women scientists, mathematicians,
and inventors and supports the establishment of a special day on which
these great minds may be honored and esteemed.
Passed the House of Representatives April 26, 2005.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.